Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "shanghai"

1. Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024)

163 min | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller

With their contrasting personalities and maverick methods, Bade Miyan and Chote Miyan need to overcome their differences and labor together to transport the offenders to impartiality and preserve the day.

Director: Ali Abbas Zafar | Stars: Akshay Kumar, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Alaya F, Tiger Shroff

Votes: 34,223

2. Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

PG-13 | 120 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

This contemporary romantic comedy based on a global bestseller follows native New Yorker Rachel Chu to Singapore to meet her boyfriend's family.

Director: Jon M. Chu | Stars: Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Michelle Yeoh, Gemma Chan

Votes: 190,171 | Gross: $174.53M

3. Armageddon (1998)

PG-13 | 151 min | Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

After discovering that an asteroid the size of Texas will impact Earth in less than a month, NASA recruits a misfit team of deep-core drillers to save the planet.

Director: Michael Bay | Stars: Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler

Votes: 451,012 | Gross: $201.57M

4. Looper (2012)

R | 119 min | Action, Drama, Sci-Fi

In 2074, when the mob wants to get rid of someone, the target is sent into the past, where a hired gun awaits - someone like Joe - who one day learns the mob wants to 'close the loop' by sending back Joe's future self for assassination.

Director: Rian Johnson | Stars: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Bruce Willis, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano

Votes: 603,166 | Gross: $66.49M

5. Lust, Caution (2007)

NC-17 | 157 min | Drama, History, Romance

During World War II era, a young woman, Wang Jiazhi, gets swept up in a dangerous game of emotional intrigue with a powerful political figure, Mr. Yee.

Director: Ang Lee | Stars: Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Tang Wei, Joan Chen, Leehom Wang

Votes: 45,542 | Gross: $4.60M

6. Lara Croft: Tomb Raider - The Cradle of Life (2003)

PG-13 | 117 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy

Adventurer Lara Croft goes on a quest to save the mythical Pandora's Box, before an evil scientist finds it, and recruits a former Marine turned mercenary to assist her.

Director: Jan de Bont | Stars: Angelina Jolie, Gerard Butler, Chris Barrie, Ciarán Hinds

Votes: 144,914 | Gross: $65.66M

7. Wish Dragon (2021)

PG | 98 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

Determined teen Din is longing to reconnect with his childhood best friend when he meets a wish-granting dragon who shows him the magic of possibilities.

Director: Chris Appelhans | Stars: Jimmy Wong, John Cho, Constance Wu, Natasha Liu Bordizzo

Votes: 33,512

8. Fist of Fury (1972)

R | 107 min | Action, Drama, Romance

A young man seeks vengence for the death of his teacher.

Director: Wei Lo | Stars: Bruce Lee, Nora Miao, James Tien, Maria Yi

Votes: 33,905 | Gross: $1.29M

9. An Inconvenient Truth (2006)

PG | 96 min | Documentary

Filmmaker Davis Guggenheim follows Al Gore on the lecture circuit, as the former presidential candidate campaigns to raise public awareness of the dangers of global warming and calls for immediate action to curb its destructive effects on the environment.

Director: Davis Guggenheim | Stars: Al Gore, Billy West, George Bush, George W. Bush

Votes: 85,225 | Gross: $23.81M

10. Hector and the Search for Happiness (2014)

R | 114 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

A psychiatrist searches the globe to find the secret of happiness.

Director: Peter Chelsom | Stars: Simon Pegg, Rosamund Pike, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Jean Reno

Votes: 50,510 | Gross: $1.12M

11. The Red Violin (1998)

R | 130 min | Drama, Music, Mystery

A red-colored violin inspires passion, making its way through three centuries over several owners and countries, eventually ending up at an auction where it may find a new owner.

Director: François Girard | Stars: Carlo Cecchi, Jean-Luc Bideau, Christoph Koncz, Jason Flemyng

Votes: 34,493 | Gross: $9.47M

12. The Pillow Book (1995)

Not Rated | 126 min | Drama

A woman with a body-writing fetish seeks to find a combined lover and calligrapher.

Director: Peter Greenaway | Stars: Vivian Wu, Ewan McGregor, Yoshi Oida, Ken Ogata

Votes: 13,650 | Gross: $2.29M

13. The Andromeda Strain (2008)

44 min | Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi

A crack team of top scientists work feverishly in a secret, state-of-the-art laboratory to discover what has killed the citizens of a small town and learn how this deadly contagion can be stopped.

Stars: Benjamin Bratt, Christa Miller, Ricky Schroder, Louis Ferreira

Votes: 14,614

14. Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai (2022– )

TV-PG | 30 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy

The adventures of Sam Wing in his youth and Gizmo the Mogwai in China.

Stars: Gabrielle Nevaeh, A.J. LoCascio, Matthew Rhys, Izaac Wang

Votes: 726

15. Shanghai (2010)

R | 105 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

A '40s period piece which revolves around an American expat who returns to Shanghai in the months before Pearl Harbor due to the death of his friend.

Director: Mikael Håfström | Stars: John Cusack, Gong Li, Chow Yun-Fat, David Morse

Votes: 10,341 | Gross: $0.04M

16. The White Countess (2005)

PG-13 | 135 min | Drama, History, Romance

In 1930s Shanghai, a blind American diplomat develops a curious relationship with a young Russian refugee who works odd--and sometimes illicit--jobs to support members of her dead husband's aristocratic family.

Director: James Ivory | Stars: Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave, Lynn Redgrave

Votes: 6,976 | Gross: $1.67M

17. Code 46 (2003)

R | 93 min | Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi

A futuristic Brief Encounter (1945), this is a love story in which the romance is doomed by genetic incompatibility.

Director: Michael Winterbottom | Stars: Tim Robbins, Samantha Morton, Om Puri, Togo Igawa

Votes: 21,133 | Gross: $0.20M

18. Catwoman: Hunted (2022)

PG-13 | 78 min | Animation, Action, Crime

Follows Catwoman in an attempt to steal a priceless jewel. This puts her squarely in the crosshairs of both a powerful consortium of villains, Interpol and Batwoman.

Director: Shinsuke Terasawa | Stars: Elizabeth Gillies, Stephanie Beatriz, Jonathan Banks, Steve Blum

Votes: 3,523

19. Suzhou River (2000)

83 min | Drama, Romance

After getting out of prison, small-time crook Mardar stumbles upon a woman who looks exactly like his long-lost lover.

Director: Ye Lou | Stars: Xun Zhou, Hongsheng Jia, Zhongkai Hua, Anlian Yao

Votes: 6,435 | Gross: $0.10M

20. Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen (2010)

R | 106 min | Action, Drama, History

Chen Zhen, believed dead, returns to 1930s Shanghai under a false name. He joins a mob boss for info on the Japanese incl. a long kill list and at night fights the Japanese masked.

Director: Andrew Lau | Stars: Donnie Yen, Alex Ahlstrom, Shu Qi, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong

Votes: 11,071 | Gross: $0.05M

21. Welcome to Germany (2016)

116 min | Comedy, Drama

When a well-off Munich family takes in Diallo, a refugee from Nigeria, he soon makes friends among the family members, but they are tested when they must face racism, bureaucracy, and terror suspicions because of him.

Director: Simon Verhoeven | Stars: Senta Berger, Heiner Lauterbach, Florian David Fitz, Palina Rojinski

Votes: 5,571

22. Dark Matter (I) (2007)

R | 88 min | Drama

Based on actual events, a Chinese university student responds violently when his chances for a Nobel Prize are dashed by school politics.

Director: Shi-Zheng Chen | Stars: Ye Liu, Aidan Quinn, Meryl Streep, Peng Chi

Votes: 3,658 | Gross: $0.03M

23. The Founding of a Republic (2009)

138 min | Drama, History, War

Inspired by true events, Founding of a Republic weaves a rousing tale of one man who fought against the tyranny of a ruler and led his people in battle in the ultimate sacrifice for his country.

Directors: Sanping Han, Jianxin Huang | Stars: Guoqiang Tang, Guoli Zhang, Qing Xu, Jin Liu

Votes: 3,872

24. Around the World in 80 Days (II) (1989)

49 min | Documentary

Michael Palin attempts to copy the exploits of fictional character Phileas Fogg, by trying to travel around the world (without flying) in 80 days.

Stars: Michael Palin, Basil Pao, Chris Collins, Terry Gilliam

Votes: 1,928

25. The Sun Also Rises (2007)

116 min | Drama, Fantasy

Jiang Wen stars in his third directorial work that boasts a stellar cast including Joan Chen, Anthony Wong and Jaycee Chan. A polyptych of interconnected stories in different time-zones, ... See full summary »

Director: Wen Jiang | Stars: Wen Jiang, Joan Chen, Anthony Chau-Sang Wong, Jaycee Chan

Votes: 2,572

26. Eternal Wave (2017)

100 min | Action, Drama

The year was 1930, when Shanghai is known as the Paris of the East with a thriving economy. However, behind the glamorous songs and dances, cruelty and terror gets out of control. From the ... See full summary »

Director: Siu-Hung Chung | Stars: Aaron Kwok, Zanilia Zhao, Hans Zhang, Simon Yam

Votes: 128

27. Wish Dragon 2

Animation, Adventure, Comedy | Pre-production

Din, a young college student encounters a cynical wish-granting dragon "Long" and sets on a journey of finding what's really important to him.

Director: Alexandre Xiaoguang Li

28. Lady Blue Shanghai (2010)

16 min | Short, Drama, Mystery

A nameless woman enters her Shanghai hotel room to find a vintage record playing and a blue Dior purse that seems to come from nowhere.

Director: David Lynch | Stars: Marion Cotillard, Clark Gong, Emily Stofle, Cheng Hong

Votes: 1,970

29. Smile (I) (2005)

PG-13 | 107 min | Adventure, Drama

High school student Katie signs up for a trip to China, where she meets Lin, who has a facial deformity that discourages her from ever showing her face, but her friendship with Katie helps her start to see life in a new way.

Director: Jeffrey Kramer | Stars: Mika Boorem, Yi Ding, Sean Astin, Luoyong Wang

Votes: 1,024

30. How Long Will I Love U (2018)

101 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance

A woman from 2018 and a man from 1999 wake up in the same bed. They discover they can time travel using the bedroom door, and make changes to their eras, but that their destinies may not be in their own hands.

Director: Lun Su | Stars: Jiayin Lei, Liya Tong, Hao Chen, Ming Fan

Votes: 1,273 | Gross: $0.75M

31. Lepke (1975)

R | 110 min | Biography, Drama

Louis 'Lepke' Buchalter is head of Murder Inc., the syndicate that spattered the headlines of the day with blood.

Director: Menahem Golan | Stars: Tony Curtis, Anjanette Comer, Michael Callan, Warren Berlinger

Votes: 438 | Gross: $0.20M

32. Charlie Chan in Shanghai (1935)

Approved | 71 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a prominent official is murdered at a banquet honoring Charle Chan, the detective and son Lee team up to expose an opium-smuggling ring.

Director: James Tinling | Stars: Warner Oland, Irene Hervey, Jon Hall, Russell Hicks

Votes: 1,601

33. To the Ends of the Earth (1948)

Approved | 109 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller

After witnessing an incident on a foreign ship off California coast, a U.S. Treasury agent aboard a Coast Guard vessel decides to further investigate the matter by following a crime trail leading to China, Egypt, Lebanon and Cuba.

Director: Robert Stevenson | Stars: Dick Powell, Signe Hasso, Maylia, Ludwig Donath

Votes: 950

34. Canaan (2009)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Drama

Three women, Canaan, a Middle Eastern assassin, Alphard, a leader of a terrorist group and Canaan's nemesis, and Maria, a victim of a horrific terrorist attack, cross paths at an anti-terrorism summit in Shanghai.

Stars: Miyuki Sawashiro, Shelley Calene-Black, Hilary Haag, Maaya Sakamoto

Votes: 783

35. 007 Legends (2012 Video Game)

T | Action, Adventure, Crime

Play as James Bond in this first person shooter adventure. You will encounter the most memorable nemeses of 007 spanning from Goldfinger to Skyfall.

Director: John Dower | Stars: Timothy Watson, Judi Dench, Rory Kinnear, Demetri Goritsas

Votes: 599

36. Rookie Agent Rouge (2016)

43 min | Action, History

Can a young woman prove her loyalty to her country and her family? Lan Yan Zhi (Zhao Li Ying) is a privileged banker's daughter in Shanghai and a student activist who mistakenly comes into ... See full summary »

Stars: Zanilia Zhao, Xin-ran Tao, Yi Lu, Wenkang Yuan

Votes: 59

37. Flatland (2002)

Action, Drama, Mystery

This Sci-Fi adventure follows the struggle between good and evil forces in an alternate universe, and what happens when their 4,000-year-long conflict crosses over into modern-day Shanghai to endanger both worlds.

Stars: Bumper Robinson, Phillip Rhys Chaudhary, Françoise Yip, Katherine Kendall

Votes: 115

38. Malice: Nu Gui (2023)

45 min | Horror

Keo Sinn and her university friends find themselves tormented by the ancient curse of the vengeful Nu Gui. As the malevolent spirit unleashes havoc, Keo is forced to confront her haunting ... See full summary »

Directors: Gustavo Diaz, Chaz Fenwick | Stars: Martina Chen, Kent Lee, Haoming Chen, Chad Elger

Votes: 40

39. The Rebel (2021)

45 min | Drama, History, Mystery

In 1936, Lin Nan Sheng, a student of the China Reconstruction Society cadre training class, was taken to Shanghai to participate in the arrest of the underground party.

Stars: Yilong Zhu, Zhiwen Wang, Wayne Wang, Zixian Zhang

Votes: 172

40. Il labirinto dei sensi (1994)

R | 86 min | Drama

A French girl from a strict Catholic background travels to Saigon and the home of Chang Sun. Soon she starts to seduce the whole family.

Director: Joe D'Amato | Stars: Monica Carpanese, Steven Rogers, Lora Luna, Mike Monty

Votes: 108

41. Temptress Moon (1996)

R | 130 min | Drama, Romance

Not far from Shanghai, in a country town stands the palatial home of the Pang family. Old Master Pang is an addict who brings up his beautiful daughter Ruyi on opium smoke. Her older ... See full summary »

Director: Kaige Chen | Stars: Leslie Cheung, Gong Li, Kevin Lin, Saifei He

Votes: 2,040 | Gross: $1.08M

42. Shanghai Baby (2007)

120 min | Drama

In rain-drenched Berlin, the passionate, life-loving young writer Coco seeks the closing chapter of her novel, which begins in the turbulent city of Shanghai at the outset of the 21st ... See full summary »

Director: Berengar Pfahl | Stars: Bai Ling, Luke Goss, Gregory Wong, Seiko Matsuda

Votes: 208

43. A Five Star Life (2013)

Not Rated | 85 min | Drama, Romance

Forty-something Irene had a dream job that made her life easy: she was indeed a luxury hotel inspector and her work got carried out in a wonderful ever-renewed setting.

Director: Maria Sole Tognazzi | Stars: Margherita Buy, Stefano Accorsi, Fabrizia Sacchi, Gianmarco Tognazzi

Votes: 2,593 | Gross: $0.31M

44. Michael Palin: Travels of a Lifetime (2020–2021)

59 min | Documentary

Michael Palin has a nostalgic look back on five of his travel adventures - Around the World in 80 Days, Pole to Pole, Full Circle, Sahara and Himalaya.

Stars: Michael Palin, Joanna Lumley, David Attenborough, Simon Reeve

Votes: 186

45. Lego Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (2008 Video Game)

E10+ | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Build, Battle and Brawl your way out of trouble. Play through all three classic Indiana Jones(TM) movies and relive your favorite Indy adventures in the tongue-in-cheek worlds of LEGO®. Will you find fortune and glory?

Director: Jon Burton | Stars: Tom Kane, Sally Clawson, Dan Donovan, John Armstrong

Votes: 2,501

46. The Coming War on China (2016)

TV-PG | 113 min | Documentary, History

From award winning journalist John Pilger, reveals what the news doesn't - that the world's greatest military power, the United States, and the world's second economic power, China, both nuclear-armed, may well be on the road to war.

Director: John Pilger | Stars: Franklin Blaisdell, James Bradley, Bruce Cumings, Dana Rohrabacher

Votes: 1,690

47. The Disguiser (2015)

40 min | Action, Drama, History

Story of resistance, espionage, familial ties, friendship and romance in the Japanese-occupied Shanghai.

Stars: Ge Hu, Kai Wang, Mintao Liu, Dong Jin

Votes: 469

48. Purple Butterfly (2003)

R | 127 min | Drama, History, War

Cynthia is a young Chinese woman in love with Itami, a Japanese man about to be sent home for military service.

Director: Ye Lou | Stars: Ziyi Zhang, Tôru Nakamura, Ye Liu, Yuanzheng Feng

Votes: 1,344 | Gross: $0.02M

49. Intrigue (1947)

Approved | 90 min | Adventure, Crime, Drama

Dishonorably discharged from the Army Air Corps, Brad Dunham disconsolately decides to try his luck with Shanghai's postwar black market.

Director: Edwin L. Marin | Stars: George Raft, June Havoc, Helena Carter, Tom Tully

Votes: 226

50. Men Without Women (1930)

Passed | 77 min | Action, Drama

U.S. Navy divers race to save the crew of a foundered submarine as the sailors hopelessly prepare to die.

Director: John Ford | Stars: Kenneth MacKenna, Frank Albertson, J. Farrell MacDonald, Warren Hymer

Votes: 407